Charles Douglas Lamb

On May 10, 2026, Anoka Police responded to a suspicious vehicle that had been parked at the Anoka County Workhouse for over two hours, which was idling with its lights on. Officers responded and observed Defendant Charles Douglas Lamb ([DOB REDACTED]) sitting in the driver's seat but passed out. He had a can of nitrous oxide in his lap and several other bottles of the same substance in plain view throughout the vehicle. When roused, Defendant tried to hide the can of nitrous in his lap, but as officers continued to talk with him, he reached for it and took a large breath from the can directly in front of the officer.

Defendant reported that he had neuropathy in his legs that affected his balance, and admitted that he had incurred his damage as a result of abusing nitrous oxide for many years. As a result, only limited field sobriety tests could be performed. Defendant did not show designated clues of impairment during the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, but was slow to respond, struggled to follow instructions, and could not maintain focus on the light. Additionally, during the Romberg test, Defendant displayed severe eyelid tremors, associated with being under the influence.

Throughout field sobriety testing, Defendant's balance was very poor and he frequently needed to take additional steps. Because Defendant did not show signs of alcohol impairment, law enforcement obtained a search warrant for his blood or urine. Defendant opted to take the blood test, and was cooperative with the collection. The sample has been sent for additional testing. Defendant has three prior impaired driving incidents in the past ten years. This includes a 2017 DWI conviction in Wisconsin, a 2018 impaired driving license revocation (••-CR-••-••••), and a second degree DWI conviction in 2022 (••-CR-••-••••). He also has an additional license revocation from April 19, 2016 (••-CR-••-••••), which is just outside the 10-year lookback window.